a. Resources.
(1) Tables of organization and equipment (TOE) assigned personnel and equipment.
(2) Domestic response reconnaissance equipment augmentation packages.
(3) Maps with overlays.
b. Training Site. The training site should provide the following:
(1) A large area with suitable access and egress routes for domestic response reconnaissance operations.
(2) A fire hydrant or an adequate water source to support reconnaissance operations.
c. Unit Instructions: None.
TALK-THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS:
a. Objective. The mission is to extract nonambulatory casualties from the hot zone. The key factors to successful completion of this drill include communication with higher headquarters and the immediate stabilization and safe movement of the casualty to the warm zone.
b. Safety/Fratricide. Exercise appropriate safety considerations.
Have a nonparticipating individual observe the drill for potential unsafe situations or acts.
c. Demonstration (Optional). If a nearby unit has successfully performed the drill, have that unit demonstrate. Describe the actions using the performance measures as a guide. After the demonstration, summarize what was done.
d. Explanation.
(1) Explain the objective.
(2) Explain the duties of the soldiers in the unit. Ensure that each soldier knows his duties and responsibilities pertaining to each portion of the drill.
(3) Use a simple sketch, a diagram, or any other means to show the actions of each soldier and the standards that the team must meet to perform this drill properly.
(4) Ask if there are any questions pertaining to the drill.
Ensure that all questions are correctly answered before training the drill.
(5) Have each member explain his part in detail and the standards that the unit must meet to receive a GO before training the drill.
(6) Make on-the-spot corrections.
WALK-THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS: The platoon leader should conduct the walk-through slowly at first, making on-the-spot corrections. Do not proceed until the drill is done right. After the soldiers demonstrate proficiency at a slow pace, let them do it faster.
Remember that safety is never sacrificed for speed. Watch carefully to make sure the unit achieves all of the standards for the drill.
TASK STEPS AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
1. The reconnaissance team reacts to ambulatory casualties in the hot zone.
a. Directs the casualties by voice or by hand-and-arm signals toward the casualty collection point.
b. Assists the casualties that are disoriented or have difficulty walking to the casualty collection point.
2. The reconnaissance team reacts to nonambulatory casualties in the hot zone.
a. Makes rapid assessments of the number and status of casualties in the hot zone.
b. Reports the number and status of casualties to the platoon leader.
c. Extracts the nonambulatory casualties.
d. Requests assistance from the backup team for casualty transport support to the casualty collection point.
3. The reconnaissance team reacts to a team member down in the hot zone.
a. Announce, by the fastest means possible, "Entry Team Member Down."
b. Activate and deploy the backup team to the team member that is down.
c. Assist the downed team member to the technical decontamination site.
NOTE: Retrieving and assisting a downed entry team member takes priority over all other casualties.
d. Two decontamination team members assist the downed entry team member.
(1) Inspect the downed team member to find the problem (suit breach, heat illness, dehydration, air malfunction, and so forth).
(2) Perform a quick head-to-toe rinse/wash/rinse of the downed team member's PPE suit.
(3) Remove the Level A PPE suit, taking care not to spread possible contamination.
(4) Check to ensure that the downed entry team member's airway is open.
(5) Initiate the cooldown and rehydration procedures.
(6) Contact medical personnel to inform them of the downed team member.
(7) Transport the team member to the medical emergency treatment station.
COACHING POINT:
a. Have the platoon sergeant and squad leader explain their parts in the drill.
b. Conduct an after-action review (AAR) to identify strengths, shortcomings, and corrective actions.
RUN-THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS: The soldiers should practice this drill until they can perform it according to the standards without the drill book. The initial run-through should be conducted slowly. The soldiers should change positions in order to learn all the steps and standards. This task involves heavy lifting while wearing
the Level A PPE suit. Leaders at all levels must monitor the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) constantly to ensure soldier safety.
PERFORM: When the soldiers can perform this drill according to standard, the platoon or section leader should evaluate them.
3-19. Crew Drill 03-3-DC118.
TASK: Perform Air Bottle Exchanges
CONDITIONS (CUE): Terrorist acts involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are threatened or have occurred. The domestic response chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance team is in Level A personal protective equipment (PPE) suits in the hot zone. The team's cylinder pressure gauges indicate less than 30 percent air capacity remaining. The platoon leader gives the order to withdraw from the hot zone, process through technical decontamination line, and exchange air tanks.
The platoon leader gives the order to withdraw from the hot zone, process through the technical decontamination line, and exchange air tanks.
STANDARDS: The domestic response CBRN reconnaissance team requests an air bottle exchange. The team withdraws from the hot zone, processes through the technical decontamination line, and successfully exchanges air bottles.
ILLUSTRATIONS: N/A SETUP INSTRUCTIONS:
a. Resources.
(1) Tables of organization and equipment (TOE) assigned personnel and equipment.
(2) Domestic response reconnaissance equipment augmentation packages.
(3) Maps with overlays.
(4) One of the following for each soldier trained:
(a) Level A PPE suit.
(b) Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) (backpack with air cylinder, regulator, high-pressure line, facepiece, and head harness [assembled as a single unit]).
(c) Charged replacement air cylinder.
(d) One stool (or backless chair) per buddy team.
(e) Water for hydration.
b. Training Site. The training site should provide the following:
(1) A large area with suitable access and egress routes for domestic response reconnaissance operations.
(2) A fire hydrant or an adequate water source to support technical reconnaissance operations.
c. Unit Instructions. None.
TALK-THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS:
a. Objective. The mission is to safely exchange air bottles while in Level A PPE suits without compromising suit integrity.
b. Safety/Fratricide. Exercise appropriate safety considerations.
Have a nonparticipating individual observe the drill for potential unsafe situations or acts.
c. Demonstration (Optional). If a nearby unit has successfully performed the drill, have that unit demonstrate. Describe the actions using the performance measures as a guide. After the demonstration, summarize what was done.
d. Explanation.
(1) Explain the objective.
(2) Explain the duties of the soldiers in the unit. Ensure that each soldier knows his duties and responsibilities pertaining to each portion of the drill.
(3) Use a simple sketch, a diagram, or any other means to show the actions of each soldier and the standards that the team must meet to perform this drill properly.
(4) Ask if there are any questions pertaining to the drill.
Ensure that all questions are correctly answered before training the drill.
(5) Have each member explain his part in detail and the standards the team must meet to receive a GO before training the drill.
(6) Make on-the-spot corrections.
WALK-THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS: The platoon leader should conduct the walk-through slowly at first, making on-the-spot corrections. Do not proceed until the drill is done right. After the
soldiers demonstrate proficiency at a slow pace, let them do it faster.
Remember that safety is never sacrificed for speed. Watch carefully to make sure the unit achieves all of the standards for the drill.
TASK STEPS AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
NOTE: This drill is performed by two soldiers in Level A PPE suits and a designated spotter who, at a minimum, is wearing butyl rubber gloves. The person whose air bottle is to be exchanged sits on a stool or backless chair.
1. The reconnaissance team processes through technical decontamination and moves to the air cylinder exchange point.
2. Buddy A commands, "I will now change your air cylinder. Take a seat, and face the spotter."
3. Buddy B takes a seat and waits for further commands.
4. Buddy A unzips the Level A suit of Buddy B and states, "I will now change your air cylinder. Disconnect from your regulator."
5. Buddy B disconnects from his regulator and replies, "Regulator disconnected."
6. Buddy A states, "I will turn your air cylinder off now."
7. Buddy B replies, "Cylinder off."
8. Buddy A activates the cylinder safety and turns the air supply valve knob clockwise to the OFF position.
9. Buddy A commands, "Bleed your high-pressure line."
10. Buddy B bleeds his high-pressure air supply line. When air can no longer be heard escaping, Buddy B states, "High-pressure line bled."
11. Buddy A states, "I will now disconnect your high-pressure line."
12. Buddy B replies, "Disconnect."
13. Buddy A disconnects the high-pressure line by turning the hand wheel and then places the high-pressure line inside Buddy B’s suit.
14. Buddy A states, "I will release the cylinder-holding mechanism."
He then releases the cylinder-holding mechanism, removes the empty air cylinder from the backplate, and places it on the ground.
15. Buddy A places a fully charged cylinder into the harness assembly, attaches the high-pressure hose, and latches the full cylinder onto the backplate.
16. Buddy A fully opens the hand wheel on the new cylinder, reads the pressure reading on the pressure gauge, and tells Buddy B how much air (in pounds per square inch [PSI]) Buddy B has remaining.
17. Buddy B stands up, and Buddy A rezips and repositions the Level A PPE suit storm flap.
COACHING POINT:
a. Have the platoon sergeant and squad leader explain their parts in the drill.
b. Conduct an after-action review (AAR) to identify strengths, shortcomings, and corrective actions.
c. Ensure that there are two spotters per buddy team. These spotters watch the buddy team perform the drill to ensure that no task steps are omitted.
RUN-THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS: The soldiers should practice this drill until they can perform the task according to the standards without the drill book. The initial run-through should be conducted slowly. The soldiers should change positions in order to learn all steps and standards.
PERFORM: When the soldiers can perform this drill according to standard, the platoon or section leader should evaluate them.
3-20. Crew Drill 03-3-DC119.
TASK: Process Through the Technical Decontamination Line CONDITIONS (CUE): Terrorist acts involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are threatened or have occurred. The domestic response chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance team has completed a mission in the hot zone and requests to exit the hot zone and process through the technical decontamination line. The domestic response CBRN reconnaissance team is directed to withdraw from the hot zone and undergo technical decontamination.
STANDARDS: The domestic response CBRN reconnaissance team processes through the technical decontamination line without sustaining injury or spreading contamination. Level A personal protective equipment (PPE) suits were decontaminated, bagged, and tagged for disposal as hazardous waste.
ILLUSTRATIONS: N/A SETUP INSTRUCTIONS:
a. Resources.
(1) Tables of organization and equipment (TOE) assigned personnel and equipment.
(2) Domestic response reconnaissance equipment augmentation packages.
(3) Maps with overlays.
b. Training Site. The training site should provide the following:
(1) A large area with suitable access and egress routes for domestic response reconnaissance operations.
(2) A fire hydrant or an adequate water source to support technical decontamination operations.
c. Unit Instructions. None.
TALK-THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS:
a. Objective. The mission is to process through the technical decontamination line safely. Key factors include following safe doffing procedures and preventing the spread of contamination.
Technical decontamination operations are subject to environmental protection and occupational health and safety laws and regulations.
b. Safety. Individual and site safety are key considerations for successfully performing this drill. Attention must be paid to considerations for heat stress, exhaustion, and dehydration while in Level A PPE suits.
c. Demonstration (Optional). The platoon leader should explain the task sequence required to successfully perform technical decontamination. He should obtain feedback by having each team member explain the sequence and reason for each task step.
d. Explanation.
(1) Explain the action required in each step using the performance measures as a guide.
(2) Answer all questions about each step and performance measure.
WALK-THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS: The platoon leader should conduct the walk-through slowly at first, making on-the-spot corrections. Do not proceed until the drill is done right. After the soldiers demonstrate proficiency at a slow pace, let them do it faster.
Remember that safety is never sacrificed for speed. Watch carefully to make sure the unit achieves all of the standards for the drill.
TASK STEPS AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
1. Enter station 1 (equipment drop). Drop equipment (tools, sampling devices, detectors, and so forth) into designated containers.
2. Enter station 2a (gross decontamination station).
NOTE: If the contaminant is not water-reactive, stand with y o u r a r m s a n d l e g s s p r e a d a p a r t t o a l l o w t h e decontamination team to remove the majority of the contaminant.
a. Prepare for the decontamination team to decontaminate, rinse, remove, and discard your boots in the designated containers.
b. Prepare for the decontamination team to decontaminate, rinse, remove, and discard your outer gloves in designated containers.
3. Enter station 2b (decontaminant application).
NOTE: For purifying respirators and powered air-purifying respirators, cover the filter inlet to prevent water contamination during decontamination procedures.
a. Stand with your arms and legs spread apart and your knees slightly bent.
b. Prepare for the decontamination team member to spray decontaminant over the entire surface of the suit.
4. Enter station 2c (final rinse). Raise your arms perpendicular to your body for contamination monitoring.
a. Stand with your arms and legs spread apart, knees slightly bent.
b. Prepare for the decontamination team member to spray decontaminant over the entire surface of the suit.
5. Enter station 3 (initial monitoring).
a. Prepare for the decontamination team member to monitor for contamination.
b. Stand with your arms and legs spread apart while the decontamination team member monitors for contamination.
c. Return to station 2b to remove any residual contamination that is detected.
N O T E : I f y o u a r e r e t u r n i n g t o t h e h o t z o n e , t h e decontamination team will open the outer garment and peel the suit down and away to expose the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). You will be instructed to proceed to station 5a.
6. Enter station 5a (air tank exchange). If returning to the hot zone, exchange air tanks.
a. Prepare for the decontamination team member to open the outer garment and peel the suit down and away to expose the SCBA.
b. Step out of the suit onto a clean area.
7. Enter station 5b (SCBA removal).
a. Prepare for the decontamination team member to remove the air tank.
b. Prepare for the decontamination team member to install new air tank.
NOTE: If in Level C, the decontamination team member will replace the filters for the air-purifying respirator or powered air-purifying respirator.
8. Enter station 4 (outer garment removal).
a. Prepare for the decontamination team member to disconnect the SCBA from the facepiece.
b. Prepare for the decontamination team member to remove the SCBA from your back.
c. Prepare for the decontamination team member to remove and discard the inner gloves.
9. Enter station 6 (mask removal station).
a. Prepare to take a breath and hold it.
b. Prepare for the decontamination team member to remove the mask.
10. Enter station 7 (personal shower).
a. Wash and rinse your entire body.
b. Pay particular attention to your head, underarms, and groin area for suspected bodily contamination.
11. Enter station 8 (medical evaluation/follow-up station).
N O T E : A l l s o l d i e r s a r e m e d i c a l l y m o n i t o r e d a f t e r decontamination. The soldier will rehydrate and move to the rest area.
COACHING POINT:
NOTE: The objective of this drill is to conduct technical decontamination of reconnaissance teams and equipment at a WMD domestic response incident site.
a. Stress that this drill is intended to decontaminate reconnaissance teams and it is not a drill for decontaminating casualties.
b. Ensure that each team member understands that this drill requires a fundamental understanding of hazardous material (HAZMAT) and first-responder terms and equipment. Before moving to the walk phase, each team member must demonstrate a basic understanding of these terms and equipment functions.
c. Have the platoon sergeant and squad leader explain their parts in the drill.
d. Conduct an after-action review (AAR) to identify strengths, shortcomings, and corrective actions.
RUN-THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS: The soldiers should practice this drill until they can perform it according to the standards without the drill book. The initial run-through should be conducted slowly. The soldiers should change positions in order to learn all steps and standards.
PERFORM: When all the soldiers can perform this drill according to the standards, the platoon leader should evaluate them.